The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-14
srArR NEWS.


bushels Of corn and has rlready sold 500 bush
els from his last years CROP. Raise plenty 10
eat AZ home. Don't depend upon the merchant
tor everything. Have . variety Of garden
sAss." and plant melons. peas, pumpkins, rics.
sugar cane, millet, and 20 forth. aside from your
money crops.
-DeLand Chronicle severe hail storm is
said TO have prevailed At Spring Garden and
vicinity last Wednesday. The large orchard of
Japan persimmons, owned by Com. A. II. Norris,
was very badly injured, the hail stones destroy.
ing q large number Of the gratis The public
school closed last Thursday. The one just fn-
ished has been Q most successful term and the
patrons owe q debt Of gratitude 10 Prof Rogers
and Miss Alice Hitchings for their painstakina.
The school could not have been placed In better
hands, and II they will accept It we believe the
same teachers will be returned next year.
Sorrento Highland Press: A brick union
depot is to be built at Longwood by the Midland
and South Florida Railways. d.. The line of the
Alabama, Florida and Atlantic railroad, now
being surveyed by a corps of engineers under
County Surveyor Fries crosses the Sanford and
Lake Eustis road Oh the west end of Mr.. ]. q.
Young's homestead. From there it runs down
close to The mill at Indian Springs, aud the sur
Veyors will continue north via Lake Joanna II
is said that the new road will cross over the s.
& L. E. on a irestle work.
-Crawfordville Times: The spring term of
the Circuit Court, Judge d. 8. Walker presiding,
convened at this place on Monday last and ad-
journed on Thursday, holding four days, the
longest known in this county. There was q
great amount of work before the Grand Jury.
the proceedings of which will be given in our
next issue. Our editor will furnish weekly
legislative news in brief, and every citizen, not
q subscriber, should subscribe at once for the
Times in order TO keep posted on the dongs OF
this Legislature, which will be one of the most
important
U..Ll.
Church, one of the fruits of Mr.. Flaglers splen-
did muni6cence. is fast assuming palatial pro-
portions. When finished, the members of that
excellent society will have abundant cause for
rejoicing. The site for the Alcazar is the bust
est place in town just now. The two steam
pile drivers attract crowds of people, who seem
amazed at the magnitude of the undertaking.
The total number of men employed on Hotel
Ponce de Leon and the AlcazaT during the sum-
mer will probably not be less than one thou
sand.
-Kissimmee Leader. On account of this be-
ing raised to poslof1ce of the presidential class
Postmaster Lees bond was returned and he had
TO make another in different form and for
$4,000. The propretors of Floridelphia are
expected here on every train. The new steamer
for the trade between Kissimmee and FlOridel-
phia has been ship2e here in sections, and will
be at once put together and got ready for bush
ness. Ii will be a model in every respect and
the lghtest draught of any boat of its size in the
United Statea
-Apopka City Union: Mr.. Richard Jones
planted good size tract in tobacco on his place
on Lake Apopka, and proposes TO give this plant
Thorough test. The Florida Midland railway
has been completed several miles beyond Ocoee,
and work Is being pushed onward at rapid
rate There is now $21 ,9l896 cash in the
treasury OF Orange county. There are unpaid
warrants outstanding to the amount Of So, $50 3d.
Alter these warrants paid there will still be
cash on hand TO the amount of $18, 1904 not
including what A. N. Hyer and F. T. Hardeman
owe the county and the balance due from J. R.
Montague the present Collector of Revenue.
-Haines City Times :. Col Gore, of the Or
lando Reporter, comes 10 the front as the cham
pion OF pure Democracy and South Florida
interests Gen. Cerro Gordo Williams. of
Kentucky is still in Naples, where he has val
liable interests. Capt. Hodgman. Walter and
A. w. Hitt Harry and Frank Pritchard, r.
Hodgman and W. Villa. returned from Naples
this week. highly delighted with their sojourn
on the coast. Col. John g. Hancock, p o.
Inspector, visited Haines City this week, and
was guest of F. ]. Hinson. He had Just re-
turned from Naples, with which he expresses
himself highly delighted, and for which he pre-
diets q brilliant future He has made large
investments and post Office will be immed-
lately established there.
Madison Recorder. Hunting cranes and
egrets has grown to be q popular amusement
during the last few days. and if good prices are
realized for the plumes the sport will be quite
profitable. "A large crowd of people were in
town Monday morning attending the sale of
lands advertised for taxes OF the 1873 parcels
advertised about IS were sold to the State .
Spring has at last put on her emerald robe Our
farmers are all engaged this week planting COT
ton. Our deserted streets indicate that the peo-
pie are taking advantage Of the beautiful spring
weather 10 complete the planting of their crops
We have had several frOafa lately hDf
lure seemed to have protected herself from any
serious damages, rs each morning there was q
heavy log which gradually melted the frost, that
when the sun shone out the last vestige of II
had disappeared.
-Eusiis SENT Tropical. II is stated the Duke
of Sutherland has decided TO settle in Florida,
having purchased a magnificent river front aud
40 acres OF land at Tarpon Springs. where he
will build cottage to cost about $4,000, in
which he will spend q couple of months every
winter. This is said to be the first land purchase
the Duke has made in the United States. not
witbstandDg the report circulated some time
since that he owned several million acres in the
far West. "A few days ago there was left at
our Office small bunch OF Q raspberry vine
which had been sent from the North and plant
ed on the premisis of Eunice Gray, in this town
last December. The vine has grown luxuriantlv
and is bearing at the present time a good supply
of berries OF the red variety, large in size and
good flavor. On the branch left with US were q
number of ripe berries and also blossoms This
may be taken as q sample 10 indicate that these
berries can be grown with profit, as other Va.
neties OF small fruits.
DE Leon Springs OOurier very dis
astrous misfortune befel US ON Saturday night,
March 25 We were sadly in need of 9 printer
and by chance a tramp came along, foet-sors,
weary, sick and filthy. We administered TO his
wants and gave him employment, and he gave
Us. for the time, perfect satisfaction-and for the
truths sake, we will say that he understands
the newspaper business. The name Of this
totally depraved creature, as appeared in our
paper OF the 26lh uIt, under the caption of Hotel.
Arrivels was Hon. Thomas Carpenter He was
strictly pious fraud, and knowledge to the
contrary was unknown until the latter part of
the week when he got on bust, debauched the
Office and pied about one bushel of type, and
still being unsatished, he kicked 1t from one end
Of The Office TO the other, and took . through
ticket for parts unknown. The consequence is
that DO paper appeared last week for want of
material. Hhe had made one more kick there
would have been final collapse Near Spripe
Garden depot, on Thursday evening last, hail
stones as large birds eggs fell to the depth Of
eight inches. The next morning some Of the
stones were brought TO this Office, still 40 large
- hazel nuts
Tampa Tribune. The steamship Lizzie
Henderson arrived from Key West and Nassau
last Wednesday at O. m, with q full cargo
Of freight and passengers. Mr.. Clifford Her
rick arrived on her, coming from Key West
He has almost recovered rom the gun shot
wound which he received In New York recently.
The wound was made with Al calibre Colts
revolver. striking him near the ifh rib on the
right side and coming out at his back. II was
An uglv wound and Ii Waa feared for sOrna time